CN204215355U

CN204215355U - There is the bandage of data capability

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Publication number: CN204215355U
Application number: CN201290000562.0U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 理查德·李·特拉斯代尔; 迈克尔·爱德华·史密斯·卢纳; 斯科特·富拉姆; 斯基普·托马斯·奥韦斯; 雷蒙德·A·马迪诺; 诺拉·埃兰·莱文森
Original assignee: AliphCom LLC
Current assignee: AliphCom LLC
Priority date: 2011-06-10
Filing date: 2012-06-11
Publication date: 2015-03-18
Anticipated expiration: 2022-06-11
Also published as: AU2012267452A1; EP2718787A1; CA2814741A1; WO2012171025A1; US20130176142A1

Abstract

Describing a kind of bandage having data capability, comprising the technology for using the bandage of data capability to monitor common participation activity.By using each common participant having the bandage of data capability, the data that the physical activity participated in each common participant is associated can be collected, process, analyze, monitor and compare.Other device, such as mobile communications device, mobile computing device, computing machine, laptop computer, PDA(Personal Digital Assistant) etc., and any available adjoint software application, can combine and have the bandage of data capability to use together, to analyze data further, these data are such as collected via server and present, and this server is configured to provide social networking service.

Description

There is the bandage of data capability

Technical field

The present invention relates generally to Electrical and Electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless communication and calculation element.More specifically, the technology of the bandage for there being data capability is described.

Background technology

Along with the appearance of computing power larger in less individual and/or portable form factor and the application program for different purposes that day by day increases (namely, computing machine and the Internet software or program), consumer (that is, user) can access a large amount of personal data.Information and data can be held facile often, but are difficult to use traditional data collector collected.Traditional device typically lacks and can carry out gathering in context implication, comprehensive and effective mode, analyzes, communicates or the ability of usage data.In addition, traditional solution is often restricted to concrete indivedual object or purposes, require that customer investment is in multiple device, to carry out different activities (such as, for the sports watch of tracking time and distance, for monitoring the GPS of going on a hike or running, for collecting cyclometer of data of riding etc.).Although various data and information are available, traditional device and application program are failed to provide and are crossed over the effective solution that many diverse activities are given user's image data all sidedly.

Some traditional solutions are combined with a small amount of uncorrelated function.Be that tradition is available for data sampling and processing, storage or the functional of communication in such as with heart rate monitor or GPS (" the GPS ") wrist-watch of receiver or the conventional apparatus of timer, but to manufacture and buy be expensive.Gather other traditional solutions of facility often there is many Design and manufacture problems for combining personal data, the restriction of these problems all sizes in this way, become privileged material requirements, in the coverture of water resistant or water-tight device for the manufacturing time of the lower tolerance limit of the defect in such as depression or hole, unreliability, higher failure rate, increase and expense.Subsequently, the such as conventional apparatus of body-building watch, heart rate monitor, the body-building monitor that can realize GPS, health monitor (such as, the blood sugar test unit of diabetes), digital voice recorder, passometer, altitude gauge and other traditional personal data harvesters is generally single or the situation of middle appearance of moving in small groups and manufactured.

Usually, if the number of the activity undertaken by traditional personal data harvester increases, so on Design and manufacture requires, have the corresponding rising causing significant consumer's expense, this finally becomes investment and business-like suppression.In addition, traditional manufacturing technology satisfied increase requirement with protect easily be damaged but needs its carry out sensitive hardware, circuit and the miscellaneous part of various personal data collection activity in be often limited and be invalid.As traditional example, such as the sensitive electronic unit of printed circuit-board assembly (" PCBA "), sensor and computer memory (following " storer ") may be damaged significantly or is damaged during the manufacture process using such as injection molding, cold moulding etc. to make the over-mold of protective materials or layer occur.The article damaged or damage make selling cost rise subsequently, and not only may hinder investment and commercialization, but also may hinder the innovation of data acquisition and the analytical technology as high pressure opportunity field.

Thus, it is desirable that the solution for data collector not having conventional art to limit.

Accompanying drawing explanation

Disclose various embodiment or example (" example ") in the following detailed description and the accompanying drawings:

The strap system of what Fig. 1 diagram was exemplary have data capability;

The block scheme of what Fig. 2 diagram was exemplary the have bandage of data capability;

Fig. 3 diagram is for the exemplary sensor having the bandage of data capability;

Fig. 4 diagram is used for the exemplary application construction having the bandage of data capability;

Fig. 5 A diagram is for the exemplary representational data type having the bandage of data capability;

Fig. 5 B is illustrated in the activity that body-building is correlated with for the exemplary representational data type having the bandage of data capability;

Fig. 5 C is illustrated in sleep management activity for the exemplary representational data type having the bandage of data capability;

Fig. 5 D is illustrated in the relevant activity of medical treatment for the exemplary representational data type having the bandage of data capability;

Fig. 5 E is illustrated in the relevant activity of social media/networking for the exemplary representational data type having the bandage of data capability;

Fig. 6 A-6B diagram utilizes multiple exemplary exemplary communicator system having the bandage of data capability to realize.

The stereographic map of what Fig. 7 A diagram was exemplary the have bandage of data capability;

The side view of what Fig. 7 B diagram was exemplary the have bandage of data capability;

The stereographic map of what Fig. 8 A diagram was exemplary the have bandage of data capability;

The side view of what Fig. 8 B diagram was exemplary the have bandage of data capability;

The stereographic map of what Fig. 9 A diagram was exemplary the have bandage of data capability;

The side view of what Fig. 9 B diagram was exemplary the have bandage of data capability; With

The exemplary computer system that the bandage that Figure 10 diagram is suitable for being provided with data capability uses.

Embodiment

Various embodiment or example can realize in a plurality of ways, comprise as system, process, equipment, user interface or the sequence of program instructions on the computer-readable medium or computer network of such as computer-readable recording medium, wherein programmed instruction is sent out via optics, electronics or wireless communication link.Generally speaking, unless separately had regulation in detail in the claims, the operation of the process disclosed can be carried out in any order.

The detailed description of more than one example is provided together with accompanying drawing below.But provide this detailed description of detailed description to be not limited to any specific example in conjunction with this example.Scope only limited by claims, and comprises multiple replacement, amendment and equivalence.Multiple detail is set forth in the following description, understands thoroughly to provide.When there is no some or all these detail, in order to can the object of technology of practical example and description according to claims, provide these details.For the sake of clarity, be not described in detail in technical information known in the technical field relevant to example, to avoid unnecessarily making this describe indigestibility.

The strap system of what Fig. 1 diagram was exemplary have data capability.Here, system 100 comprises network 102, bandage (hereinafter " belt ") 104-112, server 114, mobile computing device 115, mobile communications device 118, computing machine 120, kneetop computer 122 and distributed sensor 124.Although used interchangeably, but " bandage " and " belt " can be used to refer to the identical or similar in fact device having data capability, this has the device of data capability can be worn as the bandage around arm, leg, ankle or other body limb or feature or belt.In other instances, belt 104-112 can directly or indirectly be attached to other article, organic or inorganic, lived or static state.In other examples also had, belt 104-112 can differently be used.

As mentioned above, belt 104-112 may be implemented as wearable personal data or data collector (such as, having the device of data capability), and this device is worn on wrist, ankle, arm, ear or other limbs by user.In order to gather various types of data from different sources, more than one facility, sensing element or sensor, active and passive both, a part of belt 104-112 can be implemented as.In order to collect the variable quantity of data, can serviceability temperature, environment, time, motion, electronics, electric, chemistry or other types sensor (comprise below in conjunction with Fig. 3 describe those), these sensors can be by user this locality (such as, use such as button, switch, motion-activated/sense command structure (such as, the data of motion that the user from belt 104-112 that accelerometer is collected starts) etc. user interface facility) or long-range (such as, input rule or parameter in network address or graphic user interface (" GUI "), this rule or parameter can be used to be modified on belt 104-112 and realize (namely, install) firmware, circuit, control system in hardware and software or signal) configure.As described in more detail below, belt 104-112 can also be implemented as the device of data capability, and this has the device of data capability to be arranged to the various types of communications infrastructure of use and media carry out data communication.Belt 104-112 can also be device wearable, individual, non-intrusive, lightweight, this device is configured to the data that a large amount of individual of collection is correlated with, these data can be used to improve user health, body-building level, medical condition, exercise performance, sleep physiology function and physiological condition, or the user interface (" UI ") be used as based on sense organ, the signal of the notice of being correlated with the social activity sending designated user state by vibration, heat, light or other notices based on sense organ.Such as, the notification signal that the online social activity of indicating user is relevant can be transferred to recipient, and this recipient receives such as the notice vibrated subsequently.

Use the data of being collected by belt 104-112, application program can be used to carry out various assessment and analysis, this assessment and analysis can produce about individual health (such as, healthy, ill, weak, or other states), emotion, or the information of the state of mind (such as, the body temperature raised or heart rate can indicated pressures, the heart rate reduced and skin temperature can indicate by the physiological depression of exerting oneself or other factors cause, can be analyzed to judge whether the diet of individual balances or whether lack various nutrient from the chemical data gathered the outgas of skin surface from assessment, salinity measurement device can be evaluated high to judge, low, or whether suitable blood sugar level exists for diabetes management, etc.).Usually, belt 104-112 can be configured to collect from sensor local and remotely.

As an example, belt 104 can from various source (i.e. sensor, organically (namely this sensor is, be mounted together with belt 104, by integrated or be implemented in addition) or distributed (such as, at mobile computing device 115, mobile communications device 118, computing machine 120, kneetop computer 122, distributed sensor 124, GPS (" GPS ") satellite or the microphone on other, and do not limit)) gather (namely, record, store, communication (namely, send or receive), process etc.) data, and with more than one belt 106-112, server 114, mobile computing device 115, mobile communications device 118, computing machine 120, kneetop computer 122 and distributed sensor 124 exchange data.As shown here, local sensor can be combined together with belt 104-112, by sensor that is integrated or that be implemented in addition.Long-range or distributed sensor (such as, mobile computing device 115, mobile communications device 118, computing machine 120, kneetop computer 122 or common distributed sensor 124) can be the sensor can accessed by belt 104-112, control or use in addition.Such as, belt 112 can be configured to control the same device (such as, mobile computing device 115, mobile communications device 118, computing machine 120, kneetop computer 122 and distributed sensor 124) controlled by given user.Such as, the microphone in mobile communications device 118 can be used to test example helps the external world identifying individual position voice data as being used to.In addition, the sensor realized together with the screen on mobile computing device 115 can be used to read the temperature of user while user and data interaction or obtain biometric-signature.Further example can comprise the data being used in and computing machine 120 or kneetop computer 122 are observed, and the information of the type of the content that these data provide online behavior and her about user to check, these can be used by belt 104-112.The type of the sensor no matter used or position, data can by using such as analogue audio frequency socket, digital adaptor (such as, USB, mini-USB) or other be sent to belt 104-112, and do not limit, plug or other types connector can be used to belt 104-112 to be physically couple to another device or system, for transmitting data, and provide power supply to recharge battery (not display) in some instances.Alternatively, wireless data communications interface or facility (such as, are configured to use more than one data communication protocol (such as, IEEE802.11a/b/g/n, WiFi, WiMax, ANT ^tM, ZigBee, Bluetooth, near-field communication (" NFC ") etc.) transmit the transceiver of data from belt 104-112) can be used to receive or transmit data.In addition, belt 104-112 can be configured to the data directly or indirectly analyzing, assess, revise or use in addition collection.

In some instances, belt 104-112 can be configured to share data each other, or shares data with the intermediate facilities of such as database, website, network service etc., and this can be realized by server 114.In certain embodiments, server 114 can be operated by the third party of the service such as providing social media to be correlated with.Third-party example is as Faccbook ^tM.Belt 104-112 directly can exchange data each other, or via the third-party server of the service providing social media to be correlated with to exchange data.This data can comprise the physiological data of individual and derive from the data of the user interface (" UI ") based on sense organ.In some instances, server 114 can use the more than one calculation element based on processor or comprise the network calculating cloud, storage area network (" SAN ") etc. and be implemented.As display, belt 104-112 can be used as personal data or Local Area Network (such as, " PDN " or " PAN "), in these personal data or Local Area Network, can be shared with given user or the relevant data of belt (such as, more than one belt 104-112).As shown here, belt 104 and 112 can be configured to via network 102 or indirectly use server 114 exchanging data with one another.In order to the data gathered with band 104 and 112 visit, check, revise or carry out other operations, the user of band 104 and 112 can guide the web browser in the upper trustship of computing machine (such as, computing machine 120, kneetop computer 122 etc.).Such as, use two runners of belt 104 and 112 can be geographically long-range (such as, user is not local very close geographically, so that the belt that each user is using is in direct data communication), but wish that the shared race time about them is (before race, after race or in race), personal record (namely, " PR "), target disengaging time, result, Performance Characteristics (such as, target heart, target VO2 maximal value etc.) and the data of other information.If two runners's (that is, belt 104 and 112) participate in race on the identical date, data can be collected for comparative analysis and other purposes.In addition, after having carried out given activity or event, data (can have been take into account any stand-by period caused by data transfer rate, network topology or other data network factor) by fact in real time and shared and upload.In other words, image data time user can be worn at belt and be configured to use such as wireless network connection (such as, wireless network interface card, WLAN (wireless local area network) (" LAN ") card etc.) transmission data.Data can also be shared in temporarily asynchronous mode, in this asynchronous system, cable data connects (such as, analogue audio frequency plug (and the software of association or firmware) is configured to digitally coded data to convert to can by the voice data of coding transmitted between belt 104-112, and plug is configured to receive, the data of coding/decoding and processing and exchanging) data from more than one belt 104-112 can be used to be sent to various destination (such as, another belt in belt 104-112, server 114, mobile computing device 115, mobile communications device 118, computing machine 120, kneetop computer 122, and distributed sensor 124).Belt 104-112 can utilize various types of wired and/or radio communication installation to be implemented, but is not intended to limit any concrete technology.Such as, analogue audio frequency plug (such as, TRRS, TRS or other) can be used to transmit data from belt 104-112.In other instances, various types of data communication protocol (such as, WiFi, Bluetooth is used ^tM, ZigBee, ANT etc.) radio communication installation may be implemented as a part of belt 104-112, this facility can comprise circuit, firmware, hardware, wireless set, antenna, processor, microprocessor, storer or other be configured to the element of the electric, electronics, machinery of its communication ability realizing all kinds and characteristic or physics.

As the device having data capability, belt 104-112 can be configured to from various sources gather data, these sources comprise airborne (not display) and distributed sensor (such as, server 114, mobile computing device 115, mobile communications device 118, computing machine 120, kneetop computer 122 and distributed sensor 124) or other belts.Some or all data collected can be individual, sensitivity or secret, and provide the various technology of safe storage and access to be implemented.Such as, the data that various types of security protocol and algorithm can be used to store belt 104-112 or access are encoded.The example of security protocol and algorithm comprises checking, encryption, coding, private key and Public Key Infrastructure, password, School Affairs, hash code and hash function (such as, SHA, SHA-1, MD-5 etc.), or other can be used to stop the undesirable access to the data that belt 104-112 gathers.In other instances, the data security for belt 104-112 can be differently implemented.

Belt 104-112 can be used as individual wearable data collector, and this belt is configured to identify concrete, other user individual when wearing.The data gathered by assessment and the analytical technology using long-term and short-term are (such as, the software package of any type or module, and do not limit), user can have unique can be used as the behavior of the signature for identifying or the pattern of motion, and the data of collection are all in this way from the exercise data of accelerometer.Such as, belt 104-112 can collect the data of gait about a people or other unique physiology or behavioral trait.Use such as distributed sensor 124, biometric-signature (such as, the pattern of fingerprint, amphiblestroid or iris vessels or other) can be collected and be transferred to belt 104-112, when biometric-signature and other data assemblies, this biometric-signature can judge that given user is suitably identified and is thus verified.When belt 104-112 is worn, user can be identified and verify, other functions various can be realized, these functions all access or Update Table in this way, wired or Wireless Data Transmission facility can be realized (namely, data are allowed to transmit from belt 104-112), functional or the function of amendment belt 104-112, checking uses storage data and information (such as, credit card, PIN, card security number etc.) financial transaction, operation considers the application program of the various operations that will carry out (such as, physical security and access is controlled to reader by transmission security code, when security code is verified, reader opens door etc. by the electric current being closed to electromagnetic lock), etc..Can use belt 104-112 to carry out the different function except those functions be described and operation and operation, this belt can take on safe, individual, the wearable device that can have data capability.The number of system 100 and said elements, type, function, configuration, specification, structure or other features can be changed, and are not limited to the example provided.

The block scheme of what Fig. 2 diagram was exemplary the have bandage of data capability.Here, belt 200 comprises bus 202, processor 204, storer 206, vibration source 208, accelerometer 210, sensor 212, battery 214 and communications facility 216.In some instances, the belt 200 of display and element are (such as, bus 202, processor 204, storer 206, vibration source 208, accelerometer 210, sensor 212, battery 214 and communications facility 216) quantity, type, function, structure and configuration can change, and be not limited to the example provided.As display, processor 204 may be implemented as logical circuit, to provide controlling functions and signal for storer 206, vibration source 208, accelerometer 210, sensor 212, battery 214 and communications facility 216.The processor or microprocessor that are suitable for any type be encapsulated in belt 104-112 can be used to realize processor 204(Fig. 1).Various types of microprocessor can be used to as belt 200 provides data-handling capacity, and is not restricted to any concrete type or ability.Such as, the microprocessor of the MSP430F5528 type manufactured by the Texas Instruments (Texas Instruments) of Dallas can be arranged to and uses audio tones and audio jack and jack system (such as, TRRS, TRS etc.) can be used to transmit the data communication of the data gathered by belt 200.In addition, if changed other functional (such as, the type of sensor (such as, sensor 212) and number), then different processors may be needed.Such as, storer 206 can be used to store the data processed by processor 204.

In some instances, storer 206 can use various types of data storage technology and standard to be implemented, storer 206 is including but not limited to ROM (read-only memory) (" ROM "), random access memory (" RAM "), dynamic RAM (" DRAM "), static RAM (" SRAM "), static state/dynamic RAM (" SDRAM "), magnetic RAM (" MRAM "), solid-state, two and three dimensions storer etc..Storer 206 can also use more than one subregion to be implemented, this subregion is arranged to the data storage technology of multiple type, to consider to be installed can not amendment (namely, by user) software (such as, be arranged on the firmware on ROM), can also provide simultaneously and use the data collected of such as RAM and the storage of application program.Once data are collected and/or be stored in storer 206, these data just can be subject to the various operations undertaken by other elements of belt 200.

In some instances, vibration source 208 may be implemented as the motor or other physical construction that provide vibrational energy effect, and vibrational energy is passed by belt 200.As an example, in order to provide time writing function for belt 200, the application program be stored on storer 206 can be configured to the clock signal of monitoring self processor 204.If alarm is set for the time of hope, so when the time of hope occurs, vibration source 208 can be used to vibration.As another example, vibration source 208 can be coupled to framework (not display) or other structures, and the physical arrangement that this framework or other structures are used to run through whole belt 200 transforms or transmitting vibrations energy.In other instances, vibration source 208 can be differently implemented.

Electric power can be stored in battery 214, and battery 214 may be implemented as battery, battery module, power management module etc.Electric power can be assembled equally from the local power supply such as comprising solar panel, thermoelectric generator and kinetic energy generator of the substitute electric power as the external power for battery.These other sources can be directly system power supply or be battery charging, and this battery is used to as (such as, bandage) system power supply.In other words, battery 214 can comprise battery that is rechargeable, expendable, interchangeable or other types, but also comprise can in conjunction with the circuit replacing processor 204 to use, hardware or software, to provide electrical management, charging/recharge, sleep or other functions.In addition, battery 214 can use various types of battery technology to be implemented, various types of battery technology include but not limited to lithium ion (" LI "), nickel metal hydride (" NiMH ") or other.The electric power be released as electric current can be assigned with via bus 202 from battery, and the latter can as deposition or the circuit formed or use comprises the other forms of circuit of flexible circuit or cable is implemented.That distribute from battery 204 and the electric current that managed by processor 204 can be stored device 206, vibration source 208, accelerometer 210, sensor 212 or communications facility 216 more than one used.

As display, various sensor can be used as the input source of the data gathered by belt 200.Such as, accelerometer 210 can be used to the data of collecting one, two or three the axle measurements of crossing over motion.Except accelerometer 210, other sensors (that is, sensor 212) can be implemented, with provide temperature, environment, physics, chemistry, the induction input of electric or other types.As presented here, sensor 212 can comprise one or more sensor, and is not intended to limit about the quantity of sensor realized and type.By the data using the belt 200 of accelerometer 210 and sensor 212 to gather or the data of asking from another source (that is, in the outside of belt 200) equally can by use communications facility 216 exchanged, transmit or transmit in addition.As used herein, " facility " refers to any, some or all characteristic sum structures being used to realize one group of given function.Such as, communications facility 216 can comprise wireless device, control circuit or logical circuit, antenna, transceiver, receiver, transmitter, resistance, diode, transistor or be used to send and other elements receiving data from belt 200.In some instances, communications facility 216 can be implemented, to provide " wired " its communication ability of such as simulation or digital attachment, plug, socket etc., and will by the data transmitted to consider.In other instances, communications facility 216 can be implemented, and to provide wireless data communication capability, thus is not restricted to various types of data communication protocol by use, crosses over the data that more than one frequency carrys out transmission of digital coding.In other examples also had, belt 200 and said elements or can realize different in function, structure, configuration, and are not limited to display and description those.

Fig. 3 diagram is for the exemplary sensor having the bandage of data capability.Sensor 212 can use various types of sensor to be implemented, and some of them sensor is shown.Identical numbering and the element of name can describe with describe at other in the identical or similar in fact element of those elements of showing.Here, sensor 212(Fig. 2) may be implemented as accelerometer 302, altitude gauge/barometer 304, light/infrared ray (" IR ") sensor 306, pulse/heart rate (" HR ") monitor 308, audio sensor (such as, microphone, transducer or other) 310, passometer 312, velograph 314, gps receiver 316, location Based service sensor (such as, for judging the sensor of the position in cellular network or microcellulor network, it can use or not use GPS or other for determining the satellite constellation of position) 318, motion detection sensor 320, environmental sensor 322, chemical sensor 324, electric sensor 326 or mechanical pick-up device 328.

As display, be not restricted to the specification of the sensor of any particular type, accelerometer 302 can be used to along measure 1,2 or 3 axle collections and the data detecting and be associated of moving.Accelerometer 302 can be implemented equally, to measure various types of user movement, and can be configured based on the type of the sensor used, firmware, software, hardware or circuit.As another example, altitude gauge/barometer 304 can be used to measurement environment pressure, air or other aspects, and it is not limited to any specification or the type of pressure reading device.In some instances, altitude gauge/barometer 304 can be altitude gauge, barometer or their combination.Such as, altitude gauge/barometer 304 may be implemented as (AGL) discharge head meter on the ground level for measuring in belt 200, and this altitude gauge has been configured to naval or ground force pilot used.As another example, altitude gauge/barometer 304 may be implemented as the barometer for reading atmospheric pressure for the application based on navigation.In other instances, altitude gauge/barometer 304 can be differently implemented.

The sensor that can be used to measure light or the subconditional other types of light comprises light/IR sensor 306, motion detection sensor 320 and environmental sensor 322, and the latter wherein can comprise the sensor for gathering the data be associated with the environmental baseline except light of any type.In addition, motion detection sensor 320 can be configured to use various skill and technology to detect motion, these skills and technology including but not limited to relatively or difference spectrum analysis (such as, comparing prospect and background illumination), sound monitoring or other.Audio sensor 310 can use the device being configured to record or gather sound of any type to be implemented.

In some instances, passometer 312 can use measure various types of with such as to run or the device of data that pedestrian's oriented movable of walking is associated is implemented.Step, step-length, step-length or interval, time and other data can be measured.In some instances, velograph 314 can be implemented, to measure the speed (such as, speed and direction vector) being not limited to any specific activities.In addition, the additional sensor that can be used as sensor 212 comprises those sensors being configured to identify or obtain location-based data.GPS 316 can be used to use such as by low, in or High Earth Orbit (such as, " LEO ", " MEO " or " GEO ") on various types of signals of civilian and/or Military Communication Constellation Systems transmission, obtain the coordinate in the geographic position of belt 200.In other instances, differential GPS algorithm also can be implemented together with gps receiver 316, and it can be used to produce more accurately or accurately coordinate.Further, location Based service sensor 318 can be implemented, and to obtain location-based data, these data are including but not limited to position, neighbouring interested service or project etc.As an example, location Based service sensor 318 can be configured to detect the electronic signal of the information providing relevant with the physical field of belt 200 process, coding or other signals.In some instances, electronic signal can comprise about position and the coded data of information that is associated of position therewith.Electric sensor 326 and mechanical pick-up device 328 can be configured to including but not limited to the data for being input to belt 200 other types (such as, sense of touch, dynamic (dynamical), piezoelectricity, piezo mechanical, pressure, touch, calorifics, etc.) sensor.Except those sensors of display, can also use the sensor of other types, the sensor of other types comprises the magnetic flux transducer of such as solid state compass etc., comprises gyrosensor.Although this legend provides the type instance (Fig. 2) of multiple sensors that can use together with belt 200, the substitute of any sensor that is that other sensors that are that do not show or that describe can be implemented or may be implemented as display together with display or any sensor described or that describe.

Fig. 4 diagram is used for the exemplary application construction having the bandage of data capability.Here, application construction 400 comprises bus 402, logic module 404, communication module 406, security module 408, interface module 410, data management 412, audio-frequency module 414, motor controller 416, service management module 418, sensor input evaluation module 420 and power management module 422.In some instances, application construction 400 and element listed above (such as, bus 402, logic module 404, communication module 406, security module 408, interface module 410, data management 412, audio-frequency module 414, motor controller 416, service management module 418, sensor input evaluation module 420 and power management module 422) may be implemented as and use the various computer programming of such as Java, C++, C etc. and the software of formatted language.As shown here, logic module 404 can be mounted in storer 206(Fig. 2) in and by processor 204(Fig. 2) firmware that performs or application software.Can comprise in logic module 404 programmed instruction or code (such as, source, object, binary executable or other), these programmed instruction or code when be activated, call or instantiation time carry out various function.

Such as, logic module 404 can be configured to send control signals to communication module 406, to transmit, transmit or to receive the data be stored in storer 206, the latter wherein can be managed by the data base management system (DBMS) (" DBMS ") in data management module 412 or utility routine.As another example, security module 408 can be controlled by logic module 404, thinks belt 200(Fig. 2) coding, decoding, encryption, checking or other functions are provided.Alternatively, security module 408 can also be implemented as application program, by using (and being accessed by data management module 412) data that are that gather from various sensor and that store storer 206, this application program can be used to provide recognition function, and this recognition function makes belt 200 can identify user or the wearer of belt 200 passively.Further, various types of fail-safe software and application program can be used, and are not limited to display and description those.

In some instances, interface module 410 can be used to manage the user interface enabling user manage the control of the such as switch of the various functions of belt 200, button or other types and controls.Such as, in order to produce specific result, 4 are transferred to given position to switch, this given position by interface module 410 decipher, to judge suitable signal or the feedback that will be sent to logic module 404.In other instances, button (not display) can be depressed, and this button allows user to trigger or some action of initialization by sending another signal to logic module 404.Further, interface module 410 can be used to decipher from such as accelerometer 210(Fig. 2) data, with identify initialization or trigger to the concrete movement of provisioning response or motion.In other instances, interface module 410 can be implemented with different functions, structure or configuration, and is not limited to display and description those.

As display, audio-frequency module 414 can be configured to manage the coding or uncoded data collected from various types of audio sensor.In some instances, audio-frequency module 414 can comprise more than one codec, and this codec is used to coding or various types of audio volume control of decoding.Such as, analogue audio frequency input can be encoded by audio-frequency module 414, and once be encoded, the set just as signal or packet, message, segmentation, frame etc. is sent to logic module 404, for transmitting via communication module 406.In other instances, audio-frequency module 414 can be implemented with different functions, structure, configuration or realization, and is not limited to display and description those.Motor controller 416 can be comprised by other elements that belt 200 uses, this motor controller 416 can be control motor or other vibration the energy (such as, vibration source 208(Fig. 2)) firmware or application program.Electric power for belt 200 can from battery 214(Fig. 2) extract and managed by power management module 422, this power management module 422 can be for the managing power when having or do not have user to input how by belt 200 and said elements the firmware that consumes, preserve or use in addition or application program, said elements comprises more than one sensor (such as, sensor 212(Fig. 2), sensor 302-328(Fig. 3)).About the data gathered, sensor input evaluation module 420 can be software engine or module, this sensor input evaluation module 420 is used to assess and analyze the data received from the more than one input (such as, sensor 302-328) of belt 200.When data are received, it can be inputted evaluation module 420 by sensor and analyze, this sensor input evaluation module 420 can comprise conventional or " ready-made " analysis package, and this analysis package is configured to provide the application program of data to make a concrete analysis of with judgement trend, pattern and other useful information.In other instances, sensor load module 420 can also comprise can generate all kinds and form for presenting data and according to the firmware of the report of its any analysis carried out or software.

Another element of the application construction 400 that can comprise is service management module 418.In some instances, service management module 418 can be configured to manage the firmware of various aspect and the operation be associated with the relevant instruction of software of execution belt 200, software or application program.Such as, can supply from the source of online or networking by the software on belt 200 or application program the storehouse that uses or class.Application program in order to ensure hope is duly executed in application construction 400, and service management module 418 can be implemented, and how and when to be called to manage these services.As discrete function group, set or group, in order to scope from operating system communicate to the various object called and the service that uses by belt 200 or document library can manage by serviced administration module 418.Alternatively, service management module 418 can be differently implemented, and is not limited to example provided herein.In addition, application construction 400 is examples of software/system/application horizontal tectonics, application construction 400 can be used to realize the various software related aspect of belt 200 and can have difference in quantity, type, configuration, function, structure or the programming of use or the type of formatted language, is not limited to any given example.

Fig. 5 A diagram is for the exemplary representational data type having the bandage of data capability.Here, wearable device 502 can gather various types of data, and these data are including but not limited to sensing data 504, hand input-data 506, application data 508, position data 510, network data 512, system/service data 514 and user data 516.Various types of data can be collected from those sensors that such as above composition graphs 3 describes.In some instances, hand input-data can be by belt 200(Fig. 2) directly and local reception to data or input.In other instances, hand input-data can also be provided by third party website, and this third party website stores data in a database and can from server 114(Fig. 1) synchronous with more than one belt 104-112.The packet of other types that can be collected is containing application data 508 and system/service data 514, and these data can be associated with being arranged on firmware that is on belt 200 or that realize on belt 200, software or hardware.In addition, as mentioned above, position data 510 can use by wearable device 502.In some instances, user data 516 can be the data of other information that the given user comprising personal information data, preference, rule or wearable device 502 had previously inputted.In addition, network data 512 can be the data about routing table, data routing, network or access availability (such as, wireless network access availability) etc. gathered by wearable device.The data of other types can be gathered by wearable device 502, and the example being not limited to display and describing.There is provided other by belt 104-112(Fig. 1 below) the context instantiation of the type of data that gathers.

Fig. 5 B is illustrated in the activity that body-building is correlated with for the exemplary representational data type having the bandage of data capability.Here, belt 519 can be configured to gather the type (that is, kind) of the data of such as heart rate/monitoring of pulse data 520, oxygen content of blood data 522, skin tempera-ture data 524, salinity/discharge/outgas data 526, position/gps data 528, environmental data 530 and accelerometer data 532.As an example, runner can use or wear belt 519, with obtain with his physiological condition (namely, especially heart rate/monitoring of pulse data 520, skin temperature, salinity/discharge/outgas data 526), sports efficiency (namely, oxygen content of blood data 522) and performance is (namely, position/gps data 528(such as, run distance or circle), environmental data 530(such as, ambient temperature, humidity, pressure etc.), accelerometer 532(such as, especially comprise the biomechanical information of gait, stride, step-length)) data that are associated.Other or dissimilar data can be gathered by belt 519, but above-mentioned example is the explanation of some data types that can be gathered by belt 519.In addition, the data of collection can be uploaded to the destination of website or online/networking, come for storing and other purposes.Such as, the data that body-building is relevant can be employed program and use, and this application program is downloaded from " bodybuild market ", and sportsman can find, buy or download the application program of various uses in " bodybuild market ".Some application programs can be movable concrete, and therefore correspondingly can be used to the data acquisition ability revising or change belt 519.Such as, bodybuild market can be by various types of movement and non-moving client addressable so as to search for such as running, swimming, tennis, golf, baseball, football, fencing and other differences many are taken exercise or the website of application program of body-building kind.When downloaded, bodybuild market can also be used together with the concrete account of user, so that the application program and purposes that utilize belt 519 to manage to give for change.More, less or dissimilar data can the collected activity relevant for body-building.

Fig. 5 C is illustrated in sleep management activity for the exemplary representational data type having the bandage of data capability.Here, belt 539 can be used to administrative purposes of sleeping, to follow the tracks of various types of data, these data comprise rhythm of the heart data 540, motion sensor data 542, accelerometer data 544, dermatopolyneuritis rate data 546, user input data 548, clock data 550 and voice data 552.In some instances, rhythm of the heart data 540 can be collected to assess rest, to wake or various sleep state.Motion sensor data 542 and accelerometer data 544 can be used to judge whether the user of belt 539 is experiencing tranquil or desultory sleep.Such as, some motion sensor data 542 can be gathered by optical sensor, this optical sensor before her, side or measure light pattern that is extraneous or difference below, to judge whether user sleeps.Accelerometer data 544 equally can be collected, to judge whether experiencing soft or strong upset when user sleeps, this upset is all often find in the torment of sleep apnea or other sleep-disorder in this way those.In addition, dermatopolyneuritis rate data 546 can be collected, to judge user's whether sick (such as, have a fever, perspire, stand nip in the air, skin clammy etc.).Further, user input data can comprise the data inputted by user, and these data how and whether should trigger vibration source 208(Fig. 2 in preset time about belt 539) to wake user up or whether to use the vibration of a series of increase or minimizing to trigger waking state.Clock data (550) can be used to measure duration or the limited period of time that user is in the sleep in rest.Voice data equally can be collected, and to judge whether user is snoring, and if be like this, frequency so wherein and amplitude can advise the physical qualification (such as, snore, breathe interruption, talk in one's dream etc.) that user may be interested in know.More, less or dissimilar data can the collected activity relevant for management of sleeping.

Fig. 5 D is illustrated in the relevant activity of medical treatment for the exemplary representational data type having the bandage of data capability.Here, belt 539 can also be arranged to the data of medical object and correlation type, data all rhythm of the heart in this way data 560 of this correlation type, monitoring of respiration data 562, temperature data 564, blood glucose level data 566, chemical protein/analysis data 568, patient medical records data 570 and health professional (such as, doctor, physician, registered nurse, physician assistant, dentist, plastic surgeon, surgeon etc.) data 572.In some instances, data directly can be gathered by belt 539 from the wearing of user.Such as, perhaps, belt 539 can be sampled by salinity or moisture detector and be analyzed sweat to identify whether any specific chemicals, protein, hormone or other organic or mineral compounds exist, and these can analyze or be delivered to server 114 further to analyze by belt 539.If be sent to server 114, the data gathered by belt 539 can be used to come further to analyze by hospital or other medical facilities.In other instances, more, less or dissimilar data can the collected activity relevant for medical treatment.

Fig. 5 E is illustrated in the relevant activity of social media/networking for the exemplary representational data type having the bandage of data capability.The example of the activity that social media/networking is relevant comprises such as Facebook ^tM, Twitter ^tMetc. with based on the relevant social networking service (" SNS ") in the Internet.Here, can be configured to the belt 519 that voice data plug is shown together gather for all kinds social media and relevant service of networking, website and movable data.Accelerometer data 580, manual data 582, other user/friend data 584, position data 586, network data 588, clock/timer data 590 and environmental data 592 are can by the example of data such as using such as audio jack described herein to be collected from belt 519 uploading data and to share.As another example, accelerometer data 580 can be collected and be shared together with other users, thus share motion, movable or other mobile directional data.Manual data 582 can be that given user wishes and the data that other users share equally.Similarly, other user/friend data 584 can come from other belts (not display), these other belts can with the data sharing gathered by belt 519 or gathering.Position data 586 for belt 519 also can be shared with other users.In other instances, user can also input manual data 582, receives to prevent other users or friend the position data upgraded from belt 519.In addition, network data 588 and clock/timer data can be collected and share with other users, the activity participated in some position to indicate such as given user (that is, wearing belt 519) or event.In addition, if the user of belt 519 have not geographically near or friend closely (such as, the user of belt 519 is positioned at San Francisco, and her friend is positioned at Rome), so environmental data can be gathered (such as, especially weather, temperature, humidity, fine day or cloudy day (as the data interpretation that gathers from optical sensor and with the data assemblies of the humidity and temperature gathered)) by belt 519.In other instances, more, less or dissimilar data can the collected activity relevant for medical treatment.

Fig. 6 A diagram utilizes multiple exemplary exemplary communicator system having the bandage of data capability to realize.Exemplary system 600 shows the communication line between some devices of showing in Fig. 1, and some devices shown in Fig. 1 comprise network 102, belt 104-110, mobile communications device 118 and kneetop computer 122.In figure 6, point-to-point (peer-to-peer) communication using belt 104-110 and the example put both hub (peer-to-hub) communication is shown.Use the means that these communicate, the belt that multiple user or wearer (term " wearer " describes the user wearing more than one belt as used herein) wear can monitor and compare physics among wearer, emotion, the state of spirit (such as, the contest of physics, sleep pattern are compared, rest physical state etc.).

Point can be illustrated by belt 104 and 108 to hub communication, each belt respectively with mobile communications device 118 or kneetop computer 122, that is, exemplary hub device, communicate.Belt 104 and 108 can use many known cable communicating technologies (such as, universal service bus (USB) connection, TRS/TRRS connection, telephone network, fiber optic network, cable system etc.) to communicate with kneetop computer 122 with mobile communications device 118.In some instances, belt 104 and 108 may be implemented as miniwatt or low energy devices, under these circumstances, mobile communications device 118, kneetop computer 122 or other hub devices can serve as gateway, data to be sent to the software application hub device by route from belt 104 and 108, or other devices.Such as, mobile communications device 118 can comprise wired and wireless communication ability, thus serves as hub, with further by data from belt 104 be delivered to belt 110, network 102 or kneetop computer 122, etc. other devices.Via network 102 and social or professional internet services (" SNS ") (such as, mobile communications device 118 can also comprise such as etc.) carry out interactive software application, thus also serve as hub, to share with other users of SNS the data received from belt 104 further.Belt 104 wiredly can to communicate with the kneetop computer 122 of wireless communication ability with same can comprising, thus serve as hub, with further by data from belt 104 be delivered to belt 110, network 102 or kneetop computer 122, etc. other devices.Kneetop computer 122 can also comprise such as via the software application of network 102 with SNS interaction, thus serves as hub equally to share with other users of SNS the data received from belt 104 further.Software application on mobile communications device 118 or kneetop computer 122 or other hub devices can process or analyze the data that they receive from belt 104 and 108 further, the useful information of the activity association with wearer is presented to wearer, or other wearers of SNS or user.

In other instances, belt 106 and 110 can participate in utilizing the point of exemplary hub device to communicate to hub equally, all mobile communications devices in this way 118 of exemplary hub device and kneetop computer 122.Belt 106 and 110 can use many wireless communication technologys (such as, local wireless network, near-field communication, low-yield, ANT etc.) communicate with kneetop computer 122 with mobile communications device 118.Use wireless communication technology, mobile communications device 118 and kneetop computer 122 can be used as hub or gateway apparatus, so that with the above identical mode described relative to belt 104 and 108, by by belt 106 with 110 gather data communicate with other devices.Mobile communications device 118 and kneetop computer 122 can be used as hub or gateway apparatus equally, so as with the above identical mode described relative to belt 104 and 108, share the data gathered by belt 106 and 110 further with SNS.

Point-to-point communication can be illustrated by the belt 106 and 110 directly communicated, exemplary reciprocity device.As mentioned above, belt 106 can use known wireless communication technology directly to communicate with belt 110, and vice versa.Point-to-point communication can be illustrated, all mobile communications devices in this way 118 of hub device or kneetop computer 122 equally by the communication via hub device between belt 104 and 108 and belt 106 and 110.

Alternatively, exemplary system 600 can utilize any combination of the device of communication capacity to be implemented, any device described in such as Fig. 1, uses any communications platform comprising any platform as above to communicate mutually.Those skilled in the art of the prior art will understand, provide here and the point shown in figure 6 to the example of hub communication be only comprise belt described herein point to the little subclass of the possible application that hub communicates.

Fig. 6 B diagram utilizes multiple exemplary another exemplary communicator system having the bandage of data capability to realize.Exemplary system 602 comprises two exemplary communication subsystems 604 and 606.Exemplary subsystem 604 includes the device of communication capacity, comprises the distributed sensor 124, computing machine 120, kneetop computer 122, mobile communications device 118 and the mobile computing device 115 that belong to a user.Exemplary subsystem 606 comprises the device that another group has communication capacity, comprises the mobile computing device 616, mobile communications device 618, computing machine 620, kneetop computer 622 and the distributed sensor 624 that belong to another user.In subsystem 604, like numerals will device can to operate with the above same mode described about Fig. 1 and 6A.Device in subsystem 606 can operate in the mode same with device corresponding in subsystem 604.In some instances, these two users can use the subsystem 602 and 604 of their respective device to share information, they separately physics, spirit with the state of emotion.Such as, belt 106 can gather the data with the activity association of a user, and shares those data with any other device (comprising distributed sensor 124, computing machine 120, kneetop computer 122, mobile communications device 118 and mobile computing device 115) in subsystem 604.Each device in those other devices in subsystem 604 and belt 106 itself can share that data via network 102 and the device in subsystem 606.Therefore, in this example, user and another user can cross over long distance and share the data gathered by their respective belt.Equally in this example, user and another user can share other information being gathered by other devices in the respective subsystem of each user of device or analyzed, except monitoring themselves participation activity, also to detect participation each other.

Above relative to describe point-to-point of Fig. 6 A-6B with put to communicate to hub and can adopt push technology and pull technology.Push technology refers to the communication format that publisher initiates the request of given communication transaction.Such as, as the publisher of data with collection, belt 106 can shift the data that it has gathered about its wearer onto belt 110, wearer's common activity of belt 110.Belt 106 directly can shift these data onto belt 110.Belt 106 can also push away these data indirectly by more than one hub device.Such as, information can be shifted onto more than one mobile computing device 115, mobile communications device 118, computing machine 120, kneetop computer 122 and distributed sensor 124 by belt 106, then information can be shifted onto belt 110 via network 102, and in some instances, shift belt 110 onto via more than one mobile computing device 616, mobile communications device 618, computing machine 620, kneetop computer 622 and distributed sensor 624.Alternatively, pull technology can also be used.Pull technology refers to the communication format that client apparatus initiates the request of given communication transaction.For example, belt 110 about the data from belt 106, can ask the information from more than one network 102, mobile computing device 616, mobile communications device 618, computing machine 620, kneetop computer 622 and distributed sensor 624.

In some instances, point-to-point and point communicate to hub and may be used for monitoring the participation to social activities, and in social activities, the plural participant in social activities wears more than one belt 106-112.As above in greater detail, the large-scale data that belt 102-112 can use row's sensor collection to be associated with the activity of user.This ability can be controlled participates in user the information that social activities is associated to share.Such as, some data be associated with the activity of user gathered can be the attributes (or characteristic) of that activity.Movable characteristic or some examples of attribute be physiological attribute (such as, heart rate, body temperature etc.), environment attribute (such as, degree of approach of the degree of time, surround lighting, elevation, position data that GPS generates, other bandages wearer etc.), movement properties (such as, the type of moving, amount of exercise, etc.) and nutrition attribute (such as, calorie intake) etc.

In some instances, belt 104-110 can be implemented together with health care and bodybuild market (the foregoing describing example) separately.In some instances, from health care and bodybuild market collection application and information can use by other devices belt 104-110 or exemplary system 600-604, to monitor and the health care of leading subscriber and body-building.As above in greater detail, the belt of user can gather and the exercise of user or the data be associated that totally keep healthy.The belt of user can also collect data from body-building machine or other devices, and body-building machine or other devices can also gather and take exercise or the overall information that is associated of the mode of health care.In some instances, use the information be associated with exercise state and the overall health care mode of user from other equipment or device, notice can be supplied to user by belt 104-112, this notice is exercise about user or mode of going on a diet (such as, to point out user to check blood sugar, have fast food or take exercise etc.).

In other instances, system 600-604 may be used for issuing the challenge for friend, to participate in physical activity.In an example, such as use the challenger of belt 106 and such as use the friend of belt 110 jointly to be located, and throw down the gauntlet in person, under these circumstances, the belt 106 of challenger can directly communicate with the belt 110 of friend.In some instances, challenger and friend can wear more than one belt 104-112(such as separately, in each wrist one, or one in wrist and one on ankle, etc.).Their belt can also be communicated by hub device, and hub device can comprise the software be designed so that with this challenge of the Organization of Data obtained from belt.In another example, challenger and friend can remotely throw down the gauntlet, or geographically or the different time (such as, the challenger's challenge living in a state or country lives in the friend of another state or country, to find out that who can run maximum miles in single week).In the case, the belt of challenger can communicate with the belt of friend via more than one hub device, thus such as shift notice onto friend when challenger starts a part movable as challenge, shift data onto the friend relevant with this activity, or relay other information about challenge.

In another example, when a user of belt 106 and the friend of such as use belt 110 participate in physical activity challenge, when such as racing, be challenge setting object value (such as, target heart, target range, object time etc.).In certain embodiments, plural user agrees to accept challenges, and to reach the desired value as object value, object value represents the agreement value of attribute, and the agreement value of monitoring attribute is to compare with desired value or object value.During challenging, belt (in this example, 106 and 110) will gather the data be associated with the physical activity of belt user separately, and these data are transferred to server.Then server is by the difference between the data of calculating from the user of belt 106 and the data from the user of belt 110, with the situation of the user of the user and belt 110 that determine belt 106.

In an example, the difference between two groups of data can specify a user relative to the progress in the challenge of another user.Such as, this difference can indicate the deviation between the value of attribute, and such as whether first user completes 45 miles by bike relative to the second user at 35 miles.In another example, this difference can reflect that the value of attribute is relative to the amount (the object heart rate value 140 of the activity that the heart rate 100 such as, between active stage is identical relative to that) between object value.

According to the object value of challenge, this difference can be used for first order and the second order of determining band child user.As used herein, the difference between property value and object value can be referred to for the term " arrangement " of at least some embodiment.The value if first the user of belt 106 achieves the goal, so he arranges first and other band child user arrangements second.This difference can also be used for the situation determining to be with the more much body of child user in challenge.Situation can be a user and relative anything between another.If the user of belt 106 is doing advantageously or some thing more better than the user of belt 110, so the situation of the user of belt 106 is being that he wins.If the user of belt 106 is doing not too favourable or some thing more worse than the user of belt 110, so the situation of the user of belt 106 is being that he have failed.If the user of belt 106 even carries out together with the user of belt 110, so their situation is identical, and does not both win or failure.In some instances, at least in certain embodiments, term " favourable " refers to for first user (such as, first common participant) property value, wherein, object value and for first user property value between difference be less than object value and for the second user (such as, the second common participant) another property value between difference.

As everyone knows, user can via hub device (such as, mobile computing device 616, mobile communications device 618, computing machine 620, kneetop computer 622, and distributed sensor 624) reception notification, data or other information.But, user can also use the display on more than one belt or by from more than one belt physical cues (such as, the pattern of bleep, the vibration sent from belt or vibration, to inform orally etc.), reception notification, data or other information.Because belt is hands-free device (that is, it is worn), so do not require to use hand to user by belt conveying content.In addition, when using audio frequency or physical cues conveying content, user does not need visual attention to transfer to device, thus makes hand and the eyes free time of user.This can be useful, such as, if wearer drives, and receive the notice being pulled to the belt of wearer, that notice can be provided by physics or audio prompt, allow wearer to continue to drive, and their Eyes off road or their hand departure direction dish need not be made.

In some instances, software application can be used share the information about challenge.In some instances, this software may reside on any belt 104-112 shown in Fig. 6 A-6B or on any hub device 115-124 and 615-624.This software application can be shared about sharing of challenging with SNS, thus by this information announcement other users to SNS.Such as, wearer can directly or by hub device exist indirectly on wall or push away in visitor and share and the information be associated by bike (such as, distance, average velocity, climbing highly etc.), or share to the device (such as, mobile phone, kneetop computer, computing machine etc.) of groups of friends.In another example, the wearer of challenge can directly or by hub device exist indirectly on wall or push away in visitor and share and challenge the information (such as, distance, average velocity, climbing highly etc.) be associated, or share to the device (such as, mobile phone, kneetop computer, computing machine etc.) of groups of friends.In some instances, groups of friends can provide the mandate for checking separately, or accesses the social networking Webpage of they individual, such as to check that those participate in the Current developments of challenge.

In other instances, user may not competition and can jointly activity.Such as, plural customer group can run marathon or as group together by bike.Each user can wear more than one belt (such as, belt 104-112), with gather with their physics, emotion and data that the state of spirit is associated, as above in greater detail, and can with other people those data shared of wearing in the group of belt.Their belt can directly communicate, or is communicated by hub device, as described in detail above.

Although below described the various application of exemplary system 600-604, but exemplary system 600-604 can be implemented with the different context do not described here, comprise the device having communication capacity utilizing Fig. 6 A-6B not show, and be not limited to embodiment described above.

Fig. 7 A diagram is configured to the exemplary stereographic map having the bandage of data capability receiving over-mold.Here, belt 700 comprises framework 702, coverture 704, flexible circuit 706, coverture 708, motor 710, coverture 714-724, plug 726, accessory 728, controller housing 734, controller 736 and flexible circuitry 737-738.In some instances, belt 700 is shown has the various elements (that is, coverture 704, flexible circuit 706, coverture 708, motor 710, coverture 714-724, plug 726, accessory 728, controller housing 734, controller 736 and flexible circuit 737-738) being coupled to framework 702.Coverture 708,714-724 and control housing 734 can be configured to protect various types of element, and this element can be but be not restricted to electric, electronics, machinery, structure or another type.Such as, coverture 708 can be used to protect battery and power management module from the infringement of the protective materials be formed in around belt 700 during injection moulding operation.As another example, shell 704 can be used to protection printed circuit-board assembly (" PCBA ") from similar damage.And controller housing 734 can be used to protect various types of user interface (such as, switch, button (such as, controller 736), lamp, light emitting diode or other controlling features and function) from damage.In other instances, the element of display can quantity, type, manufacturer, specification, function, structure or other on different, so that for belt 700 provides data acquisition, communication, analysis, purposes and other abilities, belt 700 can be worn by user and not limit around wrist, arm, leg, ankle, neck or other teats or aperture.In some instances, belt 700 illustrates the device of initial non-layering, and the device of this initial non-layering can use the technology of the over-mold of protectiveness as above protected.Alternatively, the quantity of display, type, function, configuration, decorative appearance or other aspects can be changed and not limit.

The side view of what Fig. 7 B diagram was exemplary the have bandage of data capability.Here, belt 740 comprises framework 702, coverture 704, flexible circuit 706, coverture 708, motor 710, battery 712, coverture 714-724, plug 726, accessory 728, button/switch/LED730-732, controller housing 734, controller 736 and flexible circuit 737-738, and is shown the side view as belt 700.In other instances, the quantity of display, type, function, configuration, decorative appearance or other aspects can be changed and not limit.

Fig. 8 A diagram has the exemplary stereographic map having the bandage of data capability of the first article shaped.Here, the belt (that is, belt 800) substituted comprises article shaped 802, analogue audio frequency TRRS type plug (being hereinafter " plug ") 804, plug body 806, button 808, framework 810, controller housing 812 and pilot lamp 814.In some instances; first protectiveness over-mold (namely; article shaped 802) be used in belt 700(Fig. 7) and said elements is (such as; coverture 704, flexible circuit 706, coverture 708, motor 710, coverture 714-724, plug 726, accessory 728, controller housing 734, controller 736 and flexible circuit 738) on; leave some elements to be exposed partly (such as, plug 804, plug body 806, button 808, framework 810, controller housing 812 and pilot lamp 814).But; be coated with first or inner article shaped to the protected property of inner PCBA, flexible connector, circuit and other sensors, this first or inner article shaped can be configured to use above-mentioned technology to protect belt 800 from the infringement of the article shaped be subsequently formed on belt 800 further.In other instances, the type of belt 800, configuration, position, shape, design, layout or other aspects can be changed, and be not limited to display and describe those.Such as, if radio communication installation is instead attached to framework 810, so TRRS plug 804 can be removed, and thus as an alternative, transceiver, logical circuit and antenna is protected by article shaped 802.As another example, button 808 can be removed and by another control gear (such as, there is provided exercise data to the accelerometer of processor, this processor can use firmware and/or application program to identify and resolve the dissimilar motion that belt 800 standing) replace, thus article shaped 802 more fully can be extended even up hill and dale on belt 800.In other instances, the quantity of display, type, function, configuration, decorative appearance or other aspects can be changed and not limit.

The side view of what Fig. 8 B diagram was exemplary the have bandage of data capability.Here, belt 820 comprises article shaped 802, plug 804, plug body 806, button 808, controller housing 812 and pilot lamp 814 and 822.In other instances, the quantity of display, type, function, configuration, decorative appearance or other aspects can be changed and not limit.

Fig. 9 A diagram has the exemplary stereographic map having the bandage of data capability of the second article shaped.Here, belt 900 comprises article shaped 902, plug 904 and button 906.As display, another over-mold or protective materials are formed by injection moulding, such as, article shaped 902 on belt 900.As another article shaped or protective seam, article shaped 902 can also be configured to receiving surface design, protruding texture or pattern, and this can be used to the commercial appeal increasing belt 900.In some instances, (namely what belt 900 can illustrate has the bandage of data capability, belt 700(Fig. 7), 800(Fig. 8) or 900), this have the bandage of data capability can be configured to provide various electrically, electronics, machinery, structure, photon or other ability.

Here, belt 900 can be configured to use wired or wireless feature and other the device of data capability (such as, other belt, computing machine, Net-connected computer, client, server, reciprocity device etc.) that has more than one to carry out data communication.Such as, plug 900 can be used in conjunction with firmware and software, and this firmware and software consideration are to the transmission of audio tones to send or the data of received code, and this can use the waveform of various coding and agreement to carry out, and does not limit.In other instances, plug 904 can be removed, and as an alternative, replaces with radio communication installation, and this radio communication installation is protected by article shaped 902.If use radio communication installation and agreement, belt 900 can with such as mobile phone, smart phone, computing machine (such as, desktop computer, kneetop computer, notebook computer, panel computer etc.), other the device having data capability of computational grid and cloud, and the device of data capability that has of other types communicates, and do not limit.In other examples also had, the belt 900 that above composition graphs 1-9 describes and element can type, configuration, function, structure or other on different, and any example being not restricted to display and describing.

The side view of what Fig. 9 B diagram was exemplary the have bandage of data capability.Here, belt 910 comprises article shaped 902, plug 904 and button 906.In other instances, the quantity of display, type, function, configuration, decorative appearance or other aspects can be changed and not limit.

The exemplary computer system that the bandage that Figure 10 diagram is suitable for being provided with data capability uses.In some instances, computer system 1000 can be used to realize computer program, application program, method, process or other software, to carry out above-mentioned technology.Computer system 1000 comprises the bus 1002 or other the communication agency for transmission of information that make subsystem and device interconnecting, this subsystem and all processors in this way 1004 of device, system storage 1006(such as, RAM), memory storage 1008(such as, ROM), disc driver 1010(such as, magnetic or optics), communication interface 1012(such as, modulator-demodular unit or Ethernet card), display 1014(such as, CRT or LCD), input media 1016(such as, keyboard), and cursor control 1018(such as, mouse or tracking ball).

According to some examples, computer system 1000 carries out concrete operation by processor 1004, and processor 1004 performs the more than one sequence of the more than one instruction be stored in system storage 1006.This instruction can be read in system storage 1006 from another computer-readable medium, all static memories in this way 1008 of another computer-readable medium or disc driver 1010.In some instances, in order to realize, hard-wired circuit can be used to replace software instruction or be combined with software instruction.

Term " computer-readable medium " refers to and participates in providing any tangible medium of instruction for performing to processor 1004.This medium can take many forms, including but not limited to non-volatile media and volatile media.Non-volatile media comprises such as CD or disk, such as disc driver 1010.Volatile media comprises dynamic storage, such as system storage 1006.

The common version of computer-readable medium comprises, such as, floppy disk, flexible disk (-sc) hard disk, tape, any other magnetic medium, CD-ROM, any other optical medium, punched card, paper tape, any other the physical medium with the pattern in hole, RAM, PROM, EPROM, FLASH-EPROM, any other memory chip or magnetic tape cassette or computing machine can from any other the media wherein read.

In addition, transmission medium can be used transmit or receive instruction.Term " transmission medium " can comprise any tangible or invisible medium, this tangible or invisible medium can store, encodes or carry the instruction for being performed by machine, and comprises the invisible medium of numeral or analog communication signal or other to promote the transmission of this instruction.Transmission medium comprises concentric cable, copper cash and optical fiber, comprises the electric wire of the bus 1002 comprised for transmitting computer data signal.

In some instances, the execution of instruction sequence can be undertaken by single computer systems 1000.According to some examples, by communication link 1020(such as, LAN, PSTN or wireless network) the plural computer system 1000 that couples can carry out instruction sequence with being fitted to each other.Computer system 1000 can via communication link 1020 and communication interface 1012 transmits and receipt message, data and instruction, comprises program, that is, application code.The program code received can be performed by processor 1004 when it is received, and/or is stored in disc driver 1010 or other nonvolatile memory, for execution after a while.

Although in order to knowing of understanding has described in detail above-mentioned example, the technology of invention described above is not limited to the details provided.There are many alternative realizing foregoing invention technology.The example disclosed is illustrative and not restriction.

Claims

1. there is a bandage for data capability, it is characterized in that, comprising:

More than one sensor, described more than one sensor is configured to gather the data be associated with at least one movable attribute;

Communications facility, described communications facility is configured to the described data be associated with at least one attribute of described activity to be delivered to server, described communications facility is configured to receive the value from described server further, by calculate the described data that are associated with at least one attribute of described activity and be associated with at least one attribute of described activity another organize difference between data, determine described value;

Storer, described storer is configured to store the described data that are associated with at least one attribute of described activity and described value; With

Notice facility, described notice facility is configured to activity to upgrade send to described user.

2. there is the bandage of data capability as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, comprise further:

Processor, described processor receives the described data be associated with at least one attribute of described activity, and receive the described data be associated with at least one attribute of the described activity stored in which memory, described processor is configured to calculate the difference between the described data be associated with at least one attribute of described activity and the described data be associated with at least one attribute of the described activity stored in which memory further, and described processor is configured to determined value further; And

Described notice facility is configured to activity to upgrade send to described user further, and it is the function of the described value received from described processor that described activity upgrades.

3. have the bandage of data capability as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, comprise communications facility further, described communications facility is further configured to and the described data be associated with at least one attribute of activity is delivered to hub device.

4. have the bandage of data capability as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, comprise communications facility further, described communications facility is further configured to and receives from hub device the data be associated with at least one attribute of described activity.